The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, October 19, 1951, Page 3

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1951 | = at ‘Fumh Members- of the clu as officers are welcome to b | | tendance, stated Johnson. | |lie The Battle of Indian River is not noted in the history books as one of the world’s great battie: deed it was not. Put it was portant battle in the histo: aska and especially of Southeast |, Alaska. Had it not been won by the Russian invaders under Alexander Barancf back in October, 1804, Southeast Alaska might today be a part of Canada. Prior to 1799, Russia held the las coast of Alaska West of Cape St.| Wil Elias by right of discovery and oc- cupation and had established posts | “ at Kodiak, Unalaska and a number | £ of places on the mainland. The|Ald vast interior was an unexpl en, klank on the maps and nobod then showing a greal deal of terest in it. As for Southeast Alas several ‘nations had at leg as R editions 1 portion of its coast. r, Captain ed | George ncouvey, most of its waters. And for a dozen years or more, both British and Yankee vessels had been sailing | among the islands, trading for furs. of |tk But The Russians, under Baranof, established the first settlement in| Southeast Alaska at what is now | known as Old ka in thc summer of 1799 and claimed po n of the entire area. | The Russian claims were greatly weakened in 1802 when this first settlement was wiped out by the India; But in 1804 Baranof must- ered all the forces at his command and returned t blish Sitka. Providentially, forces in- cluded the 400-ton armed ship Neva, in command of Captain Urey Lis-| ianski. Without her Baranof not have succe When Baranof reached Sitka Sound in September, he found the Indians in a fortified position at Indian River. The Battle of Indian River began on October 1, 1804, and lasted until Octobe Baranof opened it landing party in an assault.on the fort. Ten of his men were killed and 26 were wounded, including Baranof himself. The assault was a failure. Thke Neva and Her Gunms moved as close shelled the fort for without doing much The Indis were probably much stronger position than realized. Had they stayed with the fort they might have prevented the building of Sitka. They might even have discouraged Baranof from es- tablishing any settlement in south-| eastern Alaska. But the Indians abandoned their | fort and moved away over the | mountains. If the R did not win the battle, they were at least | in full possession of the field when the battle ended. They built the town of Sitka and began to hunt and trade regularly among the is- lands of Southeast Alaska and thus | to establish their claim of posses- | sion. ThLey were not however, to make good that claim without an argu- ment. It started in 1821, when the | Czar ordered all foreign ships out | of Alaskan waters. Both Great Brit- | ain and the United States protested | vigorously, and Britain decided it | was time to set the boundary be- tween the British and Ru<sl§m pos- sessions in North America. Thke Negotiations over this boun- dary were lengthy and complis Bagnot - repre: | 2in. Russia was represented by Count Charles Nesselrode and Pierre de Poleti Britain claimed, with justification, that the Alaskan Panhandle is a natural geographical part of Can- ada. Russian stubbornness, it can be fairly said, preserved the Panhandle as a part of Alaska. The first proposal by Great Brit- ain placed the boundary line in the center of Cross Sound and Icy Strait, thence up the center of Lynn Canal to its hehd, thence due north to the Arctic. This line would have taken for Britain all of Southeast Alfska ex- cept the mainiand west of Lynn Canal, including the present port of Haines. But Alaska would have gained all of the Klondike gold re- gion, including the present town of Dawson; all of the region traversed by the present Haines cutoff, and the mouth of the Mackenzie River. This proposal was rejected by the Russians, as were the thrce that | |ers mig] by leading a ed, then possible - aud several days, damage. in a they as The 50ccm Proposal set the main Loundary at 140 degrecs west long- itude from the Arctic to a point on the headwaters of the Donjek | River; then to the head of Lynn Canal and thence down Lynn L'\n~ | al and Chatham Strait to the ocean Thi$ proposal gave Alaska Barar and Chichagof Islands, but took | away the greater part of the Klon- | dike region. A third proposal gave Alaska a strip of the mainland as far south ' DBOUGELAS = T There will be ¢ urday evenin Schocls. The Junior service Su 11 A church, had wvharted | luck supper,” was enjoyed by Ric! the supper arangements as ‘other children and adults joined in singing. | them off the boat moorings, | the docl p.m. as the Stikine Riv of Southe % ner adde Alaska. When the had demands and of minor chang boundary ay. gzed as a part of Alaska and so, when Alaska was transferred to the United States in 1867, the ceremony took place Kediak or Russian aml west. THE DAILY ALASKA EM RULFE svzon NEWS M" w3 LIONS BOARD MEETING n C. Johnson, annoyne rs and officers Club would m October 22 of ing, 8 o'clock at the b DANCING .\.\T('IH\\\' nprovement animously on school gy City it | welcome. Report rd e distributed to Doug! t Elwin onor roll w SING Doug- T0 of the JUNIOR CHOIR Choir nity the 11 nday morning God, Be Mert s of the choir are: Gale Go n Gray, Patsy Short, Mary Cash- Ina Franklin, Dee Duncan Cady, ' ,« Sandra Shirk, Sharon Helén Mcllhardy, Stuart Vadra F » U m, Gloria H: Short, and Conr sin The choir " M Della CHU R( H SUPPER “Thur; night pot- many the community last even t Douglas Methodist Church hard Shuman was in charge of isted by r supper, group of the church. Af S DAMAGED more small boats emclished’ yes- nd washed 1 their 1 against ix or ed or d and bea rock fil] and k. With no harb could only ‘uun of their October- 20, Lutheran { tied ultimat S form out the at the of the and the north of iourth pro; Wa ) t Alask Strait. The d Prince of treaty was in February, secured virtua S m'ld(‘ in 19[)3 lhr‘ was set where it is to-! The Panhandle was acknow- hospital in & on the Home. at instead of at = Kenai or some other settlement to the north Sit) 4 Funeral service: day afternoon at Church for Oscar Four rich, exciting shades: Camellia red, Ash rose, Glade green and Blue bonnet. 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